Floyd Mayweather, the best boxer of his generation, put on a fascinating farewell performance on Saturday night, knocking out UFC star Conor McGregor in the 10th round of their fight. Though McGregor, making his pro boxing debut, was given virtually no chance to succeed, he won a few rounds and surprised the masses by remaining competitive with Mayweather for much of the match.
Until this happened.
https://twitter.com/FancyCombat/status/901668859085803520
Though McGregor—who was guaranteed $30 million but will likely make tens of millions more (Mayweather, meanwhile, was guaranteed a $100 million purse)—avoided taking Mayweather’s best punches until late in the fight, he couldn’t stop the Twitter memes from ultimately knocking him cold.
https://twitter.com/ASAP_SportsNews/status/901670937317302272
https://twitter.com/TreniseFerreira/status/901670242727989248
Connor McGregor racist azz gone be sitting at home thinking bout this loss like: pic.twitter.com/2JIZY579J7
— X (@XLNB) August 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/DenzAnonymous/status/901670399989121025
Me at the start of semester VS end of semester.#MayweathervMcgregor pic.twitter.com/tssATfxLVL
— Bilal Khan (@BilalKhan_the1) August 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/MrDirector911/status/901687259262541825
https://twitter.com/TheBlackSonGoku/status/901672513498963968
https://twitter.com/BASEDJESUS/status/901672696655872000
Who did it better? #MayweathervMcgregor pic.twitter.com/oYWgAHxtWO
— Zyntexx (@ZyBintexx) August 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/JasonNawara/status/901698955599335424
Twitter users also seemed to enjoy the outfit Mayweather wore during his ringwalk.
When you gotta fight McGregor now but rob a bank at midnight #MayweathervMcgregor pic.twitter.com/5GNW2WgICC
— autumñ (@atbatautumn) August 27, 2017
Bring in the gimp! #MayweathervMcgregor pic.twitter.com/saA6ikaEp9
— No Pomegrantes (@FuzzyCobra28) August 27, 2017
Robbing everyone who paid for Pay Per View #MayweathervMcgregor #MayweathervMcgregor pic.twitter.com/GqLHnU5jTw
— Commander Caleb (@CommanderCaleb9) August 27, 2017
Some wondered about Mayweather’s documented issues with the IRS.
https://twitter.com/jocjackson0/status/901683384715534336
The IRS after Floyd won in the 10th round pic.twitter.com/sAe3QIIJf2
— X (@XLNB) August 27, 2017
The IRS walking into the #MayweathervMcGregor after party pic.twitter.com/WzL3aICkTZ
— TJ (@TeeJayK08) August 27, 2017
Those who watched the fight legally had to spend $99 for the pay-per-view telecast. Not everybody, though, ended up paying.
https://twitter.com/christinariana/status/901670908875735042
After the fight, Mayweather said he was retiring for good, and McGregor said he’d return to the UFC. But for one night, millions of people got together, watched a fight that was much better than expected, and then celebrated by making fun of McGregor and Mayweather on the internet.